smear (
http://definr.com/smear)
n 1: slanderous defamation [syn:
vilification,
malignment]
2: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and
stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a
microscope [syn:
cytologic smear,
cytosmear]
3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
smudge,
spot,
blot,
daub,
smirch,
slur]
4: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn:
blot,
smirch,
spot,
stain]
v 1: spread or daub over [syn:
bedaub,
besmear]
2: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
3: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn:
blur,
smudge,
smutch]
4: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear
the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster""
[syn:
daub]
5: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good
name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have
defamed me!" The article in the paper sullied my
reputation" [syn:
defame,
slander,
smirch,
asperse,
denigrate,
calumniate,
sully,
besmirch]